New cheese export program a factor in boosting Ontario dairy farmers’ quota

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Imagine that, quota holders wanting to export some products, more products that is. They sure didn t want non quota farmers to have that ability did they. Just another example of their GREED.

This also demonstrates exactly why there will be a lot of empty buses the next time supply management holds a rally on Parliament Hill.

The rest of the farm community had some sympathy for dairy and poultry farmers at the time of the last rally in 1992 - not now!

Stephen Thompson, Clinton ON

Well how many buses are going to Ottawa to end the SM Quota , I do not see any protesters there so the Buses must be empty.

When Ontario Pork voted 68-13 at their 2013 annual general meeting to "urge government to place trade ahead of protectionism", that not only emptied the bus of any pork farmers, it blew the wheels off it.

Any supply managed farmer who, after this vote, thinks there is either broad, or deep, support for supply management in the general farm community, isn't being rational.

Stephen Thompson, Clinton ON

People who have it all usually don't need to protest..... so not sure any supply management will be on the Hill anytime soon.
Sad but true.

A recent story on this site told about the disproportionate amount of time supply management spends meeting with Ag Minister, Gerry Ritz - if it wasn't for supply management constantly wasting his time, Ritz might actually be able to get something done.

Stephen Thompson, Clinton ON

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